Jean A. Forbush of Lagrange, OH passed away unexpectedly Monday, July 31, 2023 at Keystone Pointe following a bout with pneumonia. Jean was born March 12, 1932 in Lagrange, OH – attending Lagrange H.S. Her family was into farming, breeding appaloosa horses, and champion hunting dogs.

Her work life started as an Elyria Telephone Company Operator in Lagrange while she was still in school, relaying emergency calls to the local fire department where her father Leonard was Fire Chief. She then worked at General Industries with her sister Phyllis and Lottie. Jean worked at Nordson for a short time then at Lagrange Plastic Blowers with Phyllis. She then worked at Muellers Packing in Oberlin with Phyllis and sister-in-law Bonnie Forbush. She then worked at Medina Meat Packing with Phyllis, her Aunt Gladys, Aunt Florence and her daughter, Linda Austin.

Finally she worked at Ridge Tool with Phyllis again while taking an early retirement after 19 years so she could babysit her grandchildren, Michael and Becky. Jean enjoyed puzzles, bingo, crocheting, and babysitting her neighbor's boy Jesse and her nephew Dean's daughter Deanna.

Surviving are her grandchildren Michael Austin and Becky (Jared) McGlocklin and great grandson, whom she cherished, Orion McGlocklin as well as many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her daughter Linda (Robert) Austin; Her parents Leonard and Lucille (Wilcox) Forbush; sisters Phyllis Simmons and Lottie Secrist; and brothers Gordon and Lenn Forbush.

A visitation will be held on Friday, August 4, from 5-8 p.m. at Norton-Eastman Funeral Home, 370 South Main St., Welington. The funeral service will take place on Saturday, August 5, at 10am with burial to follow at LaGrange Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may be shared online at www.norton-eastmanfuneralhome.com